'''“Collaboration and Resource Sharing in the Digital Age”-IRRT Pre-conference<br>'''

'''“Collaboration and Resource Sharing in the Digital Age”-IRRT Pre-conference<br>'''

Friday, 6/27/08<br>

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''Description'': Speakers from several prominent organizations that exemplify international collaboration and resource sharing solutions will talk about their success with projects aimed at narrowing the digital divide throughout the world and discuss ideas for librarians interested in resource sharing at local and global levels. Fee: $75 USD. Includes lunch at a restaurant and materials. **(Lunch will take place after Preconference.)

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Speakers from several prominent organizations that exemplify international collaboration and resource sharing solutions will talk about their success with projects aimed at narrowing the digital divide throughout the world and discuss ideas for librarians interested in resource sharing at local and global levels. Fee: $75 USD. Includes lunch at a restaurant and materials. **(Lunch will take place after Preconference.)

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Speakers: Rima Kupryte, Managing Director, eIFL.net; Kimberly Parker, Programme Manager for, Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), World Health Organization; Evvia Weinraub, Program Support Librarian, for Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE), Yale University; Mary Ochs, Head of Information Services and Collections, and Coordinator for Access to Global Online Literature in Agriculture, (AGORA), A.R. Mann Library at Cornell University

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''Speakers:'' Rima Kupryte, Managing Director, eIFL.net; Kimberly Parker, Programme Manager for, Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), World Health Organization; Evvia Weinraub, Program Support Librarian, for Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE), Yale University; Mary Ochs, Head of Information Services and Collections, and Coordinator for Access to Global Online Literature in Agriculture, (AGORA), A.R. Mann Library at Cornell University

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To register online, please visit the ALA Conference Registration page or send a paper form by email or fax.

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To register online, please visit the [http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/registration.cfm ALA Conference Registration page] or send a paper form by email or fax.

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'''International Librarians Orientation'''

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'''International Librarians Orientation'''<br>

Friday, 6/27/08<br>

Friday, 6/27/08<br>

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm<br>

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'''''Description:''''' An introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Anaheim, CA for International and other attendees from abroad. ALA members will provide an overview of the conference, including recommended programs and social activities. Learn about conference transportation, the ALA's Exhibit Hall and the Meaning of the ALA's many acronyms. Meet your mentors and representatives from ALA's many divisions and round tables who will help international librarians get the most from the conference experience. (For International librarians outside the U.S.)

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An introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Anaheim, CA for International and other attendees from abroad. ALA members will provide an overview of the conference, including recommended programs and social activities. Learn about conference transportation, the ALA's Exhibit Hall and the Meaning of the ALA's many acronyms. Meet your mentors and representatives from ALA's many divisions and round tables who will help international librarians get the most from the conference experience. (For International librarians outside the U.S.)

'''Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders--IRRT International Papers'''<br>

'''Re-Assess, Reassign, and Reinvent: Collection Building Without Global Borders--IRRT International Papers'''<br>

Saturday, 6/28/08<br>

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Librarians have long been interested in resource-sharing and collection enhancement on a worldwide basis. Political turmoil, economic restraints, and lack of professional personnel impede on collection development efforts of many libraries. This program explores global efforts to improve distribution of publications to library collections. The focus is on successful initiatives, and will provide helpful advise on assuring that library surplus materials reach their destinations on a timely, cost-effective manner.

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Description: Librarians have long been interested in resource-sharing and collection enhancement on a worldwide basis. Political turmoil, economic restraints, and lack of professional personnel impede on collection development efforts of many libraries. This program explores global efforts to improve distribution of publications to library collections. The focus is on successful initiatives, and will provide helpful advise on assuring that library surplus materials reach their destinations on a timely, cost-effective manner.

Description: The information services in Asian countries provided by libraries have tremendously advanced during the Internet age. Libraries services without borderlines followed by the advantages of information technologies; demand of societal development, and philosophy of information services. Countries like China, Singapore and Taiwan Area have established levels of home delivery information services in many forms. The presenters will share what and how their libraries are doing, their practices, and challenges in terms of home delivery information services.

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The information services in Asian countries provided by libraries have tremendously advanced during the Internet age. Libraries services without borderlines followed by the advantages of information technologies; demand of societal development, and philosophy of information services. Countries like China, Singapore and Taiwan Area have established levels of home delivery information services in many forms. The presenters will share what and how their libraries are doing, their practices, and challenges in terms of home delivery information services.

Presenters will discuss the problems facing library development in African countries and to educate librarians from other parts of the world about the problems caused by political and socio-economic factors affecting and inhibiting library development in Africa. Speakers will share their experiences and relevant information of Sub Saharan African libraries and their development encounters. A question and answer session will follow presentations.

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Description: Presenters will discuss the problems facing library development in African countries and to educate librarians from other parts of the world about the problems caused by political and socio-economic factors affecting and inhibiting library development in Africa. Speakers will share their experiences and relevant information of Sub Saharan African libraries and their development encounters. A question and answer session will follow presentations.

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''Speakers:'' Program Chair: Felix Unaeze, University Library, University of Wisconsin -Superior; Moderator: Dr. Angel Batiste, Sub-Saharan Africa Area Specialist, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Dr. Ismail Abdullahi, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University; Dr. Connie Costantino, Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University; Mr. Peter Burnett, Head of Library Development, International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK; Ms. Stacy Langner, MLIS Student, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University

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Speakers: Program Chair: Felix Unaeze, University Library, University of Wisconsin -Superior; Moderator: Dr. Angel Batiste, Sub-Saharan Africa Area Specialist, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Dr. Ismail Abdullahi, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University; Dr. Connie Costantino, Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University; Mr. Peter Burnett, Head of Library Development, International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK; Ms. Stacy Langner, MLIS Student, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University

This is a forum for librarians from around the world to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas with colleagues by presenting a research study, a practical problem-solving effort or an innovative library program.

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Description: This is a forum for librarians from around the world to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas with colleagues by presenting a research study, a practical problem-solving effort or an innovative library program.

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List of International Poster Sessions--Coming soon!<br>

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'''How to find an International Partner - Sister Libraries Program'''<br>

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Sunday, 6/29/08, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm<br>

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How to find an International Partner - Sister Libraries Program

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The IRRT Sister Libraries Program helps link libraries around the world. Sister Libraries promote the exchange of information, cultural understanding, programs and resources where possible. Speakers from existing Sister Libraries, State Department American Corner Libraries, and Sister Cities will discuss how their partnerships were formed and what made them successful. A Sister Libraries Wiki will be demonstrated to show how to get a Sister Library for your library.

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Description: The IRRT Sister Libraries Program helps link libraries around the world. Sister Libraries promote the exchange of information, cultural understanding, programs and resources where possible. Speakers from existing Sister Libraries, State Department American Corner Libraries, and Sister Cities will discuss how their partnerships were formed and what made them successful. A Sister Libraries Wiki will be demonstrated to show how to get a Sister Library for your library.

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''Speakers:'' Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates, Overview and "The ABLE Project: American Bulgarian Library Exchange"; Holly Murten, Information Resource Officer, U.S. State Department, American Corners Project, “Finding an International Partner through American Corners”; Jozef Fabrici, American Corner at the State Scientific Public Library in Kosice, Slovakia. "Our Concept of an Ideal Library Partner"; Karen Jessee, Senior Librarian, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Cities Program”; Patrick Sullivan, Business Librarian, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University, “Experiences of a Partner Library”; Meghan O’Connor, Fellow for International Initiatives, Simmons College, Boston, MA, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Libraries Wiki”

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Speakers: Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates, Overview and "The ABLE Project: American Bulgarian Library Exchange"; Holly Murten, Information Resource Officer, U.S. State Department, American Corners Project, “Finding an International Partner through American Corners”; Jozef Fabrici, American Corner at the State Scientific Public Library in Kosice, Slovakia. "Our Concept of an Ideal Library Partner"; Karen Jessee, Senior Librarian, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Cities Program”; Patrick Sullivan, Business Librarian, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University, “Experiences of a Partner Library”; Meghan O’Connor, Fellow for International Initiatives, Simmons College, Boston, MA, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Libraries Wiki”

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Alphabet Soup? Librarians in the European Union

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Description: What is it like to be a librarian in the European Union? What is it like for a librarian from the States who wants to study or work there? What about language problems? The panel will include an academic librarian, a school librarian, a librarian from the United States who has spent some time in European libraries, and a public librarian from Germany.

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What is it like to be a librarian in the European Union? What is it like for a librarian from the States who wants to study or work there? What about language problems? The panel will include an academic librarian, a school librarian, a librarian from the United States who has spent some time in European libraries, and a public librarian from Germany.

Description: Learn about your neighbors from the South! Three presentations will highlight how Mexican libraries have been shaped by historical and current factors, as well as their figures; their public, academic and school library services; their users; and their open door service policy to their communities. The first presentation will discuss the current state of libraries, professional publications, LIS schools, and vendors. The second presentation will provide information on the Mexican Library Association and its role of continuous promotion of the library profession for nearly 60 years. The last presentation will discuss the state of public libraries in Mexico.

Learn about your neighbors from the South! Three presentations will highlight how Mexican libraries have been shaped by historical and current factors, as well as their figures; their public, academic and school library services; their users; and their open door service policy to their communities. The first presentation will discuss the current state of libraries, professional publications, LIS schools, and vendors. The second presentation will provide information on the Mexican Library Association and its role of continuous promotion of the library profession for nearly 60 years. The last presentation will discuss the state of public libraries in Mexico.

Description: Find out how you can participate in an international library project. This program will present ways that librarians can connect with international projects. After the presentations on Ethiopia Reads and Books Open the World, there will be discussion groups where attendees can learn more about these and other projects in which they can get involved. (Program sponsored by the International Sustainable Library Development-ISLD)

Find out how you can participate in an international library project. This program will present ways that librarians can connect with international projects. After the presentations on Ethiopia Reads and Books Open the World, there will be discussion groups where attendees can learn more about these and other projects in which they can get involved. (Program sponsored by the International Sustainable Library Development-ISLD)

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Professional Development Around the World: Meeting the Challenge of Rapid Change in the Digital Environment (IRRT-Chair’s Program)

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An international panel will address challenges and successes in providing professional development to librarians as they transition through the profession from the beginning to the middle and later in their careers, with an emphasis on technology. The program will be preceded by the presentation of the IRC Humphry / OCLC / Forest Press Award and Bogle Pratt International Library Travel Fund Award. The Emerging Leaders will unveil their project on free web-based tutorials & professional development information for librarians in other countries to access via the Internet.

Please join the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) in welcoming and celebrating with librarians from more than 80 countries at the ALA Annual Conference. Open to all conference attendees, this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Join us for a mixing of culture and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d’oeuvres and open bar (this event is free for international librarians). Advance registration is required. Tickets: Advance: $30. Onsite: $35

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'''The Lubuto Library Project'''<br>

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Saturday, 6/28/08<br>

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The Lubuto Library Project grew from librarian Jane Kinney Meyers; work with street children in Zambia, Africa, where a library housed in a shipping container dramatically changed the lives of its users. Now Lubuto, with the help of many prominent and talented professionals and support from Brodart and other organizations, builds beautiful indigenously-designed libraries that offer an array of enriching services to Africa’s orphans and vulnerable children, along with carefully selected book collections organized by a specially-developed classification system. Learn about these groundbreaking efforts from a panel of some of the many colleagues who guide and contribute to them.<br>

With fast approaching dates of the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing and a continuously rising economy, China has become a buzzword in the media nowadays. But how much do we know about library services to users in China? This program presents first-hand experience from U.S. librarians in working with the library community in China. One keynote speaker and the four panelists will present several successful ongoing outreach programs to the Chinese libraries.<br>

Description: An international panel will address challenges and successes in providing professional development to librarians as they transition through the profession from the beginning to the middle and later in their careers, with an emphasis on technology. The program will be preceded by the presentation of the IRC Humphry / OCLC / Forest Press Award and Bogle Pratt International Library Travel Fund Award. The Emerging Leaders will unveil their project on free web-based tutorials & professional development information for librarians in other countries to access via the Internet.

Description: Please join the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) in welcoming and celebrating with librarians from more than 80 countries at the ALA Annual Conference. Open to all conference attendees, this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Join us for a mixing of culture and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d’oeuvres and open bar (this event is free for international librarians). Advance registration is required. Tickets: Advance: $30. Onsite: $35

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Description: The Lubuto Library Project grew from librarian Jane Kinney Meyers; work with street children in Zambia, Africa, where a library housed in a shipping container dramatically changed the lives of its users. Now Lubuto, with the help of many prominent and talented professionals and support from Brodart and other organizations, builds beautiful indigenously-designed libraries that offer an array of enriching services to Africa’s orphans and vulnerable children, along with carefully selected book collections organized by a specially-developed classification system. Learn about these groundbreaking efforts from a panel of some of the many colleagues who guide and contribute to them.

Description: With fast approaching dates of the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing and a continuously rising economy, China has become a buzzword in the media nowadays. But how much do we know about library services to users in China? This program presents first-hand experience from U.S. librarians in working with the library community in China. One keynote speaker and the four panelists will present several successful ongoing outreach programs to the Chinese libraries.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Speakers from several prominent organizations that exemplify international collaboration and resource sharing solutions will talk about their success with projects aimed at narrowing the digital divide throughout the world and discuss ideas for librarians interested in resource sharing at local and global levels. Fee: $75 USD. Includes lunch at a restaurant and materials. **(Lunch will take place after Preconference.)

Speakers: Rima Kupryte, Managing Director, eIFL.net; Kimberly Parker, Programme Manager for, Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), World Health Organization; Evvia Weinraub, Program Support Librarian, for Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE), Yale University; Mary Ochs, Head of Information Services and Collections, and Coordinator for Access to Global Online Literature in Agriculture, (AGORA), A.R. Mann Library at Cornell University

An introduction to the ALA Conference and the city of Anaheim, CA for International and other attendees from abroad. ALA members will provide an overview of the conference, including recommended programs and social activities. Learn about conference transportation, the ALA's Exhibit Hall and the Meaning of the ALA's many acronyms. Meet your mentors and representatives from ALA's many divisions and round tables who will help international librarians get the most from the conference experience. (For International librarians outside the U.S.)

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Librarians have long been interested in resource-sharing and collection enhancement on a worldwide basis. Political turmoil, economic restraints, and lack of professional personnel impede on collection development efforts of many libraries. This program explores global efforts to improve distribution of publications to library collections. The focus is on successful initiatives, and will provide helpful advise on assuring that library surplus materials reach their destinations on a timely, cost-effective manner.

The information services in Asian countries provided by libraries have tremendously advanced during the Internet age. Libraries services without borderlines followed by the advantages of information technologies; demand of societal development, and philosophy of information services. Countries like China, Singapore and Taiwan Area have established levels of home delivery information services in many forms. The presenters will share what and how their libraries are doing, their practices, and challenges in terms of home delivery information services.

Presenters will discuss the problems facing library development in African countries and to educate librarians from other parts of the world about the problems caused by political and socio-economic factors affecting and inhibiting library development in Africa. Speakers will share their experiences and relevant information of Sub Saharan African libraries and their development encounters. A question and answer session will follow presentations.

Speakers: Program Chair: Felix Unaeze, University Library, University of Wisconsin -Superior; Moderator: Dr. Angel Batiste, Sub-Saharan Africa Area Specialist, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Dr. Ismail Abdullahi, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University; Dr. Connie Costantino, Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University; Mr. Peter Burnett, Head of Library Development, International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK; Ms. Stacy Langner, MLIS Student, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University

Sunday, June 29, 2008

This is a forum for librarians from around the world to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas with colleagues by presenting a research study, a practical problem-solving effort or an innovative library program.
List of International Poster Sessions--Coming soon!
Complete list of ALA Poster Sessions--Coming soon!

The IRRT Sister Libraries Program helps link libraries around the world. Sister Libraries promote the exchange of information, cultural understanding, programs and resources where possible. Speakers from existing Sister Libraries, State Department American Corner Libraries, and Sister Cities will discuss how their partnerships were formed and what made them successful. A Sister Libraries Wiki will be demonstrated to show how to get a Sister Library for your library.

Speakers: Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates, Overview and "The ABLE Project: American Bulgarian Library Exchange"; Holly Murten, Information Resource Officer, U.S. State Department, American Corners Project, “Finding an International Partner through American Corners”; Jozef Fabrici, American Corner at the State Scientific Public Library in Kosice, Slovakia. "Our Concept of an Ideal Library Partner"; Karen Jessee, Senior Librarian, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Cities Program”; Patrick Sullivan, Business Librarian, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University, “Experiences of a Partner Library”; Meghan O’Connor, Fellow for International Initiatives, Simmons College, Boston, MA, “Finding an International Partner through the Sister Libraries Wiki”

What is it like to be a librarian in the European Union? What is it like for a librarian from the States who wants to study or work there? What about language problems? The panel will include an academic librarian, a school librarian, a librarian from the United States who has spent some time in European libraries, and a public librarian from Germany.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Learn about your neighbors from the South! Three presentations will highlight how Mexican libraries have been shaped by historical and current factors, as well as their figures; their public, academic and school library services; their users; and their open door service policy to their communities. The first presentation will discuss the current state of libraries, professional publications, LIS schools, and vendors. The second presentation will provide information on the Mexican Library Association and its role of continuous promotion of the library profession for nearly 60 years. The last presentation will discuss the state of public libraries in Mexico.
Speakers: Hortensia Lobato, MLS, President, Mexican Library Association (AMBAC), Faculty of Economics Library, UNAM, Mexico City; Jesús Lau, Ph.D., President-Elect, Mexican Library Association (AMBAC), Director, USBI Veracruz Library, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico; Dr. Federico Hernández, Director Genera of Public Libraries, CONACULTA, Mexico City

Find out how you can participate in an international library project. This program will present ways that librarians can connect with international projects. After the presentations on Ethiopia Reads and Books Open the World, there will be discussion groups where attendees can learn more about these and other projects in which they can get involved. (Program sponsored by the International Sustainable Library Development-ISLD)

An international panel will address challenges and successes in providing professional development to librarians as they transition through the profession from the beginning to the middle and later in their careers, with an emphasis on technology. The program will be preceded by the presentation of the IRC Humphry / OCLC / Forest Press Award and Bogle Pratt International Library Travel Fund Award. The Emerging Leaders will unveil their project on free web-based tutorials & professional development information for librarians in other countries to access via the Internet.

Please join the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) in welcoming and celebrating with librarians from more than 80 countries at the ALA Annual Conference. Open to all conference attendees, this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Join us for a mixing of culture and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d’oeuvres and open bar (this event is free for international librarians). Advance registration is required. Tickets: Advance: $30. Onsite: $35

ADDITIONAL MEETINGS/EVENTS - Listed below are programs, discussion groups, and events with an international focus

The Lubuto Library Project grew from librarian Jane Kinney Meyers; work with street children in Zambia, Africa, where a library housed in a shipping container dramatically changed the lives of its users. Now Lubuto, with the help of many prominent and talented professionals and support from Brodart and other organizations, builds beautiful indigenously-designed libraries that offer an array of enriching services to Africa’s orphans and vulnerable children, along with carefully selected book collections organized by a specially-developed classification system. Learn about these groundbreaking efforts from a panel of some of the many colleagues who guide and contribute to them.

With fast approaching dates of the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing and a continuously rising economy, China has become a buzzword in the media nowadays. But how much do we know about library services to users in China? This program presents first-hand experience from U.S. librarians in working with the library community in China. One keynote speaker and the four panelists will present several successful ongoing outreach programs to the Chinese libraries.